Date: Wednesdays, 

November 12, 19, December 3, 10 & 17

(5 sessions)

Time: 7:00 - 8:00 PM (CT) / 8:00 - 9:00 PM (ET)

Click here for enrollment: https://forms.gle/ix9wMzxFQhKGNgas7

The zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87168249935

 

Living With Anxiety

Facilitators: Dr. Kutzen & Matt Schwartz

Course Objectives

Understanding the Roots – Explore the origins and causes of anxiety.

  • Recognizing Triggers – Identify what activates anxious thoughts and emotions.
     
  • Building Skills – Learn practical tools to manage and reduce anxiety.
     
  • Living Well – Apply coping strategies to create balance and well-being.
     
  • Fulfilling Life: Wrap-Up & Review – Reflect on growth and outline steps for ongoing resilience.

 

Course Resources
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The Facilitators

Prof. Dr. Kutzen  is Founder and Director of Employee Consultation Services, a comprehensive human resources firm specializing in designing and managing occupational health services.

Her background and experience focus on guiding organizations in policy evaluation and developing practices related to corporate social responsibility, specifically their relationship between corporate activity and social issues. Additional services include implementing and managing workplace Employee Assistance Programs, trauma /critical incident debriefing, conducting programs in human resource development and family business consultation.

Dr. Kutzen is a cum laude graduate of the University of Chicago. School of Social Service Administration. She received her Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work.

Nationally recognized as a pioneer in the delivery of social services in the workplace, she is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, the National Association of Social Workers and its Illinois Chapter.

She is Adjunct Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work and the Dominican University, River Forest, IL Graduate School of Social Work.

Her academic and teaching interests are in the areas of addiction, crisis intervention and skill development for graduate student interns. Dr. Kutzen is also the Employee Assistance Program Area Clinician for the Chicago Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a contract position she has held for sixteen years.

 

Matt Schwartz  is a father, programmer, businessman, and comic book collector. Throughout his life, he has struggled with anxiety. Matt has explored many paths in his efforts to manage it, including building and selling a technology business for millions of dollars, battling addiction to crack cocaine, and spending time in prison.

While incarcerated, Matt participated in the BOP’s Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), which proved transformative in helping him cope with anxiety. He has been sober for over three years and now uses a set of tools to manage anxiety on a daily basis, allowing him to experience it in a more balanced way. Today, Matt is committed to sharing what he has learned with others.